Linantha is a genus of crown jellyfish in the family Linuchidae. It is a monotypic genus and the only species is Linantha lunulata which was first described by the German biologist Ernst Haeckel in 1880.[1] It is found in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of the Galápagos Islands.

Linantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Coronatae
Family: Linuchidae
Genus: Linantha
Haeckel, 1880[2]
Species:
L. lunulata
Binomial name
Linantha lunulata

Description

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The medusae of Linantha lunulata can be distinguished from other crown jellyfish medusae by having four inter-radial gonads shaped like horseshoes, and no subumbrella.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b van der Land, Jacob (2018). "Linantha lunulata Haeckel, 1880". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. ^ van der Land, Jacob (2018). "Linantha". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. ^ Hale, Garron (1999). "The Classification and Distribution of the Class Scyphozoa" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2018.